Attendance Allowance
Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you have a disability severe enough that you need someone to help look after you and you've reached State Pension age.
Pension Credit
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you're over State Pension age and on a low income. Pension Credit can also help with housing costs such as ground rent or service charges.
State Pension
You must be pension age to receive the State Pension.
Warm Home Discount
You could get money off your electricity bill for winter under the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
Winter Heating Payment
The Winter Heating Payment helps people on low income benefits who might have extra heating needs. Social Security Scotland pays this to people living in Scotland.
Winter Fuel Payment
The Winter Fuel Payment is a payment for people who have reached pension age in the qualifying week.
Funeral Support Payment
The Funeral Support Payment is a payment available to people who are on certain benefits.
Scottish Welfare Fund - Crisis Grant
The Scottish Welfare Fund - Crisis Grant is a grant to meet an urgent need that poses an immediate and substantial risk to health and safety of a person(s). It can help provide access to essential items such as food and energy supply (electricity or gas).
Scottish Welfare Fund - Community Care Grant
The Scottish Welfare Fund - Community Care Grant is a grant to help people remain in the community or move back into the community or help ease exceptional pressure. It can help provide access to a wide range of basic household items.